Victoria Tour: Butchart Gardens & More

Experience the beauty of Victoria on a private tour that includes a visit to the stunning Butchart Gardens. Explore the city’s highlights, from Fisherman’s Wharf to Chinatown, before immersing yourself in the floral displays and tranquil gardens. Don’t miss the panoramic views from Mount Tolmie!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - Take a leisurely walk along the path and enjoy the unique array of floating homes, food kiosks, and gift shops. Treat yourself to an ice cream cone if you wish!
  • Mile Zero Monument - Capture a memorable photo at the Mile Zero Monument, marking the beginning of the TransCanada Highway. This is also where the Terry Fox Statue…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Come along for a private, personable tour of Victoria and transportation to the beautiful Butchart Gardens! Wander through Fisherman’s Wharf, an eclectic collection of colourful floating homes and restaurants. Admire the historic Legislative buildings and exquisite Empress Hotel at the charming inner harbour. Travel through Old Town Victoria and…

Location
Fisherman's Wharf
1 Dallas Rd,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joanne_e
Jul 6, 2025
Beautiful gardens! - Tour picks up right at the pier, our tour guide Linda was right there on time waiting with a sign with our name on it. She asked us if we had any other specific things we wanted to see and we mentioned wanting to see the Castle, she suggested we see that first since it was in a different area than the gardens. She took us also to see the tallest totem pole and a beautiful park with Sequoia trees. Then we went to the Butchart gardens which was amazing! Linda was very knowledgeable about the town and gave us lots of info while driving us around. The van was very comfortable and had booster seats if needed for the kids.
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Isitaboutmycube2016
Jun 1, 2025
Fantastic tour and transportation to the gardens! - This was a terrific experience. We day tripped from Port Angeles on the ferry. We wanted to see butchart gardens and a number of other sights in town. We also didn’t want to worry about coordinating schedules with one of the shuttle buses. This was perfect. Linda picked us up at Fisherman’s Wharf. She drove around pointing out several interesting sites and stopping a couple of times for us to get out and see the sights. She was knowledgeable and very flexible in adjusting the itinerary for our preferences. At Butchart Gardens she said that guided tours weren’t permitted but she did accompany us in for a few pictures at the entrance and gave us her tips on how to walk through the garden to see everything. When we were done she picked us up, pointed out some more sights and then dropped us off. This was a great day and I can’t recommend her enough!
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Jacob_w
Sep 23, 2024
Private tour of the best parts of beautiful Victoria - We had a great time with Melanie! She was so accommodating to our special requests like grabbing a Tim Hortons coffee on the way to the gardens. She gave us a nice unexpected orientation in the gardens and also took some lovely pictures of us. We were able to completely miss all the cruise crowds and have a lovely day seeing the absolute best of Victoria!
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Karen_k
Aug 26, 2024
Gardens and city tour - Although it was a rainy day, we had a great city tour and visit to Butchart Gardens - which were truly a highlight of our trip. Our guide Linda was very good and made sure that we took the path to see the sunken garden in all its glory and we enjoyed the other gardens as well. I'd recommend this tour - the gardens are remarkable and worth the trip. In addition the city tour and Victoria highlights were helpful as it has been quite some time since my last trip.
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Todd_c
Aug 24, 2024
Great way to see the city and get to Buchart. - We greatly enjoyed our trip with Linda. She was an ideal tour guide for our group of 8. We used our full time to see the most we could. She was patient and kind with our large group and we’ll be happy to use her again and recommend her to friends.
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Thomas_d
Jul 15, 2024
Great tour - Great service - Art was great an informative. We needed to alter the schedule and it was easily done with new and better sites. Actually recommend his route then the planned gardens trip. Ship shore time was shorter then expected and had two grandkids. The warf, cirypark, government house, castle, china town and downtown - all perfect for our group of 8. Thank you Lynn for great communications.
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Cheryl_a
Jun 28, 2024
Victoria City Tour - Our tour guide Linda was fabulous. She drove us around the city giving facts about the history of each location. She was very gracious about stopping for photo opportunities. She even picked us up from the cruise port and returned us at the end of the tour.
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William_d
May 31, 2024
Wonderful Tour - This was a perfect tour for our family, we were easily able to go to the main sites and explore the gardens. Our driver was very accommodating and helpful. Would definitely recommend.
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Jill_s
Jul 29, 2024
Great tour in Victoria - Great van and pick up at the cruise dock. We customized our tour and Linda was great handling the details. She even got us oriented at the Butchart Gardens for easy handicapped viewing of everything. Much easier than the cruise tours.
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Alleluia_a
Jun 10, 2024
Tix to Butchart are seperate - Guide was very sweet. She tried to be accommodating. We were unaware that the tix to Butchart Gardens was not included. We thought it was a pkg deal so the title of this tour is misleading. Also, unable to go into the castle. Not really a tour. All the other sites we saw were basically drive-bys. Our grp did enjoy Butchart Gardens.
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From $473 (Per Group)
up to 10 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).